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Meet die Natur

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 4 meanings

  1. nature (the natural world)
  2. wilderness, the wild, natural scenery
  3. disposition, constitution, essence
  4. temperament, temper, frame of mind

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Natur, use the coloured column: feminine.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

no plural

Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.

Examples

  1. 1
    Die wilde Natur braucht Schutz.Wild nature needs protection.Nominative · subjectPractise „wild“ →
  2. 2
    Wir schützen unsere schöne Natur.We protect our beautiful natural environment.Accusative · schützenPractise „schön“ →
  3. 3
    Wir lernen von der vielfältigen Natur.We learn from the diverse natural world.Dative · vonPractise „vielfältig“ →
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